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Sanderson Farms, Tyson Foods rise; Elanco, Occidental fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday:

Sanderson Farms Inc., up $13.51 to $195.88.

Cargill and Continental Grain formed a joint venture to buy the poultry producer for $4.53 billion.

American National Group Inc., up $15.20 to $188.

Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners is buying the insurance company for $5.1 billion.

Tyson Foods Inc., up $6.18 to $77.30.

The poultry producer handily beat Wall Street's second-quarter profit forecasts.

Energizer Holdings Inc., down 25 cents to $40.55.

Investors were disappointed by the battery and personal care products company's profit forecast for the year.

Elanco Animal Health Inc., down $5.69 to $29.67.

The maker of medicines and vaccinations for pets cut its profit forecast for the year.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc., down $15.07 to $275.75.

The seller of gases for industrial, medical and other uses reported weak fiscal third-quarter earnings.

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc., up $6.23 to $18.50.

DraftKings is buying the online casino company in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.56 billion.

Occidental Petroleum Corp., down 78 cents to $25.61.

Oil prices slumped and dragged down energy stocks.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Energizer (ENR)
3.87 of 5 stars
$28.83-2.4%4.16%8.31Hold$31.43
Tyson Foods (TSN)
4.9008 of 5 stars
$53.60-0.8%3.73%24.36Hold$61.25
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
4.533 of 5 stars
$46.16-2.5%2.08%27.31Hold$54.70
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN)
2.8136 of 5 stars
$19.180.4%N/A22.30Moderate Buy$17.33
Air Products and Chemicals (APD)
4.7105 of 5 stars
$290.46-0.7%2.47%41.79Moderate Buy$335.07
Sanderson Farms (SAFM)
0.5974 of 5 stars
$204.00flat0.86%5.28N/AN/A
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